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める

ほめる · homeru

to praise

JLPT N4 ru-verb (ichidan)

Conjugation table

Form Japanese Reading
dictionary 褒める ほめる
polite 褒めます ほめます
polite negative 褒めません ほめません
polite past 褒めました ほめました
plain past 褒めた ほめた
plain negative 褒めない ほめない
te-form 褒めて ほめて

褒める in a sentence

  • Homeruto kanojo wa unuboreru yo.

    Too much praise will turn her head.

  • ない

    Men to mukatte anata o homeru you na hito o shinyou shite wa ikenai.

    Do not trust such men as praise you to your face.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, CC-BY 2.0 FR, licensed for reuse.